Craig Robinson
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You know, one of the things... Oh, what game? Okay, hang on. What game? Honestly, it wasn't even a good game.
You know, one of the things... Oh, what game? Okay, hang on. What game? Honestly, it wasn't even a good game.
You know, one of the things... Oh, what game? Okay, hang on. What game? Honestly, it wasn't even a good game.
One of the things that I talked to, because I talked to a lot of young students, college-bound students, students in school. And I saw this, I was an associate dean at the University of Chicago. I had the experience on my own. And what you know is like early debt starts right at... that college age.
One of the things that I talked to, because I talked to a lot of young students, college-bound students, students in school. And I saw this, I was an associate dean at the University of Chicago. I had the experience on my own. And what you know is like early debt starts right at... that college age.
One of the things that I talked to, because I talked to a lot of young students, college-bound students, students in school. And I saw this, I was an associate dean at the University of Chicago. I had the experience on my own. And what you know is like early debt starts right at... that college age.
Because not only do a lot of kids, kids of color, kids from working class backgrounds that have never had money, you go to school, you get that loan check that's supposed to go to paying for books and food and all those things.
Because not only do a lot of kids, kids of color, kids from working class backgrounds that have never had money, you go to school, you get that loan check that's supposed to go to paying for books and food and all those things.
Because not only do a lot of kids, kids of color, kids from working class backgrounds that have never had money, you go to school, you get that loan check that's supposed to go to paying for books and food and all those things.
And because nobody's taught you how to use it, and you do not have a healthy relationship with it, we see over and over again kids who do exactly what you did, or they do something even more magnanimous. They take the money and try to help their family by using it to pay an electric bill or to buy shoes for a kid.
And because nobody's taught you how to use it, and you do not have a healthy relationship with it, we see over and over again kids who do exactly what you did, or they do something even more magnanimous. They take the money and try to help their family by using it to pay an electric bill or to buy shoes for a kid.
And because nobody's taught you how to use it, and you do not have a healthy relationship with it, we see over and over again kids who do exactly what you did, or they do something even more magnanimous. They take the money and try to help their family by using it to pay an electric bill or to buy shoes for a kid.
And time and time again, one of the most powerful things I tell young people is that they have to be wary of that, that that's going to be an instinct that they have when they get a large check. is to use it. And then, you know, I try to remind them, if you don't have that money for books, they don't give you more money for books. You still owe the money.
And time and time again, one of the most powerful things I tell young people is that they have to be wary of that, that that's going to be an instinct that they have when they get a large check. is to use it. And then, you know, I try to remind them, if you don't have that money for books, they don't give you more money for books. You still owe the money.
And time and time again, one of the most powerful things I tell young people is that they have to be wary of that, that that's going to be an instinct that they have when they get a large check. is to use it. And then, you know, I try to remind them, if you don't have that money for books, they don't give you more money for books. You still owe the money.
And now you won't be able to get the books and you'll be in debt and you won't have anything to show for it. I'm so glad you shared that because that occurs amongst so many young people who are trying to figure out how to manage their money in college and to top it off, they're handed credit cards. Oh, my. You know, and I don't know if you went through that too. Yeah.
And now you won't be able to get the books and you'll be in debt and you won't have anything to show for it. I'm so glad you shared that because that occurs amongst so many young people who are trying to figure out how to manage their money in college and to top it off, they're handed credit cards. Oh, my. You know, and I don't know if you went through that too. Yeah.
And now you won't be able to get the books and you'll be in debt and you won't have anything to show for it. I'm so glad you shared that because that occurs amongst so many young people who are trying to figure out how to manage their money in college and to top it off, they're handed credit cards. Oh, my. You know, and I don't know if you went through that too. Yeah.
Yeah. at 25% interest. What's that interest?
Yeah. at 25% interest. What's that interest?